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Meteor Activity Outlook for July 3-9, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Friday July 9th. At that time the moon is located near the sun and is invisible at night. This weekend a bright crescent moon will illuminate the…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 26-July 2, 2021
Meteor season finally gets going in July for the northern hemisphere. The first half of the month will be much like June with predominately slow rates. After the 15th though, both sporadic and shower…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 19-25, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Thursday June 24th. This weekend the waxing gibbous moon will set during the early morning hours allowing a few hours of viewing meteor activity…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 12-18, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday June 18th. At that time the half-illuminated moon will set near 01:00 local daylight time (LDST), allowing the more active…
Meteor Activity Outlook for June 5-11, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its new phase on Thursday June 10th. On this date the moon is located near the sun and is invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 29-June 4, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Wednesday June 2nd. On this date the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near 02:00 local daylight saving time (LDST)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 22-28, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its full phase on Wednesday May 26th. On this date the moon is located opposite the sun and remains above the horizon all night long. This weekend the waxing…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 15-21, 2021
During this period, the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Wednesday May 19th. On this date the half-illuminated moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and sets near 2:00 local daylight…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 8-14, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Tuesday May 11th. On this date the moon is located near the sun and is invisible at night. This weekend the waning crescent moon will rise during…
Viewing the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower in 2021
In 2020, the full moon coincided with the shower's maximum and the display was muted. This year, conditions are better as the much less bright waning crescent moon will be located 10 degrees south of…
Meteor Activity Outlook for May 1-7, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday May 3rd. On this date the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near 2:00 local daylight saving time (LDST). This…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 24-30, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Tuesday April 26th. On this date the moon is located opposite the sun and remains above the horizon all night long. During this entire period the…
Viewing the Lyrids in 2021
The normal Lyrid display, seen under moonless conditions, usually offers a peak of around 10 meteors per hour in addition to the normal random meteor rate of about 5 per hour.
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 17-23, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its first quarter phase on Tuesday April 20th. On this date the moon is located 90 degrees east of the sun and sets near 03:00 local daylight saving time (LDST)…
Meteor Activity Outlook for April 3-9, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Sunday April 4th. On this date the moon is located 90 degrees west of the sun and rises near 3:00 local daylight saving time (LDST). As…
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 27-April 2, 2021
During this period the moon reaches its full phase on Sunday March 28th. On this date the moon is located opposite the sun and remains in the sky all night long. As the week progresses the moon will…
Space Debris Reentry spotted over Oregon on Thursday, 25 March 2021 ~ 9pm PDT
The AMS received over a lot of reports of a bright fiery object traveling over Oregon on Thursday, 25 March 2021 around 9pm PDT. It was the remaining of a Falcon 9 second stage from the "Starlink…
Four fireballs spotted during the week-end
Four noticeable fireball events occured during the week-end: one daytime fireball event of the Channel (UK/FR) and 3 over the US (Florida, California & Pennsylvania)
